Inside House Dems' 11th-hour plot to sabotage Trump's agenda … - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is already telling allies how he is preparing to lead the resistance to Trump, Axios' Hans Nichols reported.  — “We as Democrats have to roll up our sleeves and get into defense …

Republicans win House, delivering Trump a trifecta  —  Republicans are projected to keep control of the House of Representatives, handing the party total control of Washington with former President Trump back in the White House in January.  —  Decision Desk HQ projected the GOP would hold …

Trump Expected to Name Marco Rubio as Secretary of State  —  The president-elect appears to have settled on the Florida senator to be the nation's top diplomat.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to name Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as his secretary of state …

Trump picks Lee Zeldin to lead EPA — adding second NYer to cabinet  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Rep. Lee Zeldin to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, The Post can exclusively report.  —  Zeldin, 44, served four terms …

Musk Turning Himself Into the 'Guest Who Wouldn't Leave' at Mar-a-Lago  —  WORN-OUT WELCOME  —  The Tesla CEO is not expected to have an official position in Trump's incoming administration, but he's apparently weighing in on staffing decisions already being made in Florida.

Trump asks Mike Waltz to serve as his national security adviser  —  President-elect Donald Trump has asked Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida to serve as his national security adviser, according to a source familiar.  —  In the role, Waltz would have to navigate a number of geopolitical conflicts …

Chris Wallace Quits CNN to Build Future in Streaming  —  The veteran broadcaster, 77, will walk away from his seven-figure role in a watershed moment for cable TV.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Chris Wallace is quitting CNN after three years as one of its biggest stars, he exclusively told the Daily Beast Monday.

He Went To A White Supremacist Event.  Now He'll Oversee Trump's Mass Deportations.  —  “We are going to have a historic deportation operation,” Tom Homan promised this summer.  —  LOADING  —  In February 2022, Tom Homan went to the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida …

Trump Selects Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser  —  The congressman is known as a China hawk and NATO critic.

Warren: Trump transition ‘already breaking the law’  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Monday that President elect-Trump “and his transition team are already breaking” a law on presidential transition.  —  “Donald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law,” Warren said in a post on the social platform X.

‘Hail Hitler and hail Trump’: People wave Nazi flags outside Jewish play in Michigan  —  President-elect Donald Trump's reelection was credited for emboldening a group of people waving Nazi flags in Michigan over the weekend.  —  WLNS reported that the flags were seen in two cities, including at a Jewish play.

COP29 climate summit begins today in Baku.  Will it be the last for the U.S.?  —  As delegates from nearly 200 countries gather for a major international summit on addressing the threat of climate change, they're confronting a new era of uncertainty for the United States' climate commitments …

Melania Trump expected to skip Wednesday White House meeting with Jill Biden  —  Melania Trump is not expected to attend the traditional White House meeting with first lady Jill Biden, sources familiar with her plans said.  —  It's a decision that underscores Melania Trump's long-held willingness …

Rick Scott's MAGA momentum backfires in the Senate … - Scott has his supporters, there's no question. … At this point I won't vote for him for anything ever," one Republican told Axios.  — Senate offices are dealing with a flood of trolling on social media from Scott allies …

Trump Plans Series of Executive Orders for Day 1, Susie Wiles Tells Donors  —  Ms. Wiles, the next White House chief of staff, said Donald Trump would move quickly to reinstate orders from his first term that President Biden had revoked, though she did not specify which ones.

Kevin Costner defends Liz Cheney: ‘We should applaud her.  We should protect her.’  —  Costner endorsed Cheney during the 2022 midterm elections in which she was defeated by Harriet Hageman amid her criticism of Donald Trump  —  Actor Kevin Costner on Monday defended Liz Cheney …

FDA Recalls 80K Pounds of Costco Butter from Costco — Label Didn't Say ‘Contains Milk’  —  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered the recall of nearly 80,000 pounds of butter produced in Texas for Costco.  The agency ordered the recall because the product packaging contained no “Contains Milk” allergy statement.

Indicted New York City Mayor, set on reelection run, asks judge for earlier trial date  —  Eric Adams' attorney offered to waive certain discovery rights in his criminal proceedings in an effort to speed up trial date.  —  NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has asked a federal judge …